Tennis Team Wins

FAYETTEVILLE - The North Carolina A&T tennis team
rode strong individual performances to a sweep over Fayetteville State on
Thursday afternoon at Mazarick Park.

The match gives the Aggies (1-6, 0-1) some momentum as they
head into a pair of doubleheaders against MEAC Southern Division opponents starting
this weekend. A&T will take on
Savannah State at 10 a.m., and Florida A&M at 3 p.m., on Sunday in Sumter,
S.C. On Monday, the Aggies will play
S.C. State at 10 a.m., and Bethune-Cookman at 3 p.m.

"It's always important before conference matches to get a
taste of winning," said A&T head coach James Dunwoody. "Today they got a taste of winning, and I
think they liked it. They played
hard. Today they played pretty smart,
and I'm happy with that. "

Junior Kimberly Stalling defeated Samantha Ledbetter, 6-0,
6-1, in the No. 1 singles spot for the Aggies.
Ledbetter was the only Broncos (0-4) player to score a point off the
Aggies. Each of the other A&T
singles players-junior Victorea Austin, freshman Jayla Scott, senior April
Burrage and freshman Shaunasie Perkins-defeated their opponent in straight
sets.

The doubles team of Burrage and Scott won 8-0, and Stalling
and Austin won their doubles match 8-0.

"Glad to get a win. Everyone
was happy to get a win. Whatever we can
get, we definitely appreciate," Dunwoody said.
"April played, to me, the hardest of them all. She looked like she was on a mission. I think she's been frustrated with the
losses. She took care of her business
quickly."

Dunwoody is hoping that his team will stay hungry and play
their grinding style with passion and energy in their four upcoming conference
matches, which will help determine whether they will qualify for the MEAC
Championship Tournament in April.